Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1
Part One: Chinese Society Before Confucius and the Emergence of Confucian Thought................... 34
Chapter 1: "The Collapse of Rituals and Music" – The Origins of Confucius' Thought................ 34
Chapter 2: "The Way of the Enlightened Kings": Confucius's Key to Remedying Contemporary
Disorder ..................................................................................................................................................... 80
Part Two: Confucius's Social and Political Practice and Confucian Doctrine .................................... 137
Chapter 3: "Poverty and Prosperity in Time": The High Point of Confucian Thought................137
Chapter 4: "Having a Sense of Shame and Reaching Moral Integrity" – The Realm of Confucian
Thought................................................................................................................................................... 193
Part Three: The Examination and Development of Confucian Thought During the Warring States
Period........................................................................................................................................................... 245
Chapter 5: The Development of Confucian Thought by Confucius' Disciples and Later Scholars245
Chapter 6: The Expansion of Confucianism's Influence During the Warring States Period........297
Conclusion................................................................................................................................................... 328
Postscript..................................................................................................................................................... 338
Part One: Chinese Society Before Confucius and the Emergence of Confucian Thought................... 34
Chapter 1: "The Collapse of Rituals and Music" – The Origins of Confucius' Thought................ 34
Chapter 2: "The Way of the Enlightened Kings": Confucius's Key to Remedying Contemporary
Disorder ..................................................................................................................................................... 80
Part Two: Confucius's Social and Political Practice and Confucian Doctrine .................................... 137
Chapter 3: "Poverty and Prosperity in Time": The High Point of Confucian Thought................137
Chapter 4: "Having a Sense of Shame and Reaching Moral Integrity" – The Realm of Confucian
Thought................................................................................................................................................... 193
Part Three: The Examination and Development of Confucian Thought During the Warring States
Period........................................................................................................................................................... 245
Chapter 5: The Development of Confucian Thought by Confucius' Disciples and Later Scholars245
Chapter 6: The Expansion of Confucianism's Influence During the Warring States Period........297
Conclusion................................................................................................................................................... 328
Postscript..................................................................................................................................................... 338